David Wilson has spent two decades doing the unglamorous work of connecting people to jobs, first as a Realtor navigating Grand Strand red tape, then as Cape Fear Community College's Career Development director (where he grew industry partnerships by 60% and personally mentored over 900 people).

He's got a Master's in Business and Economics and is deep into doctoral work on Public Administrative Leadership, which is a fancy way of saying he actually understands how government is supposed to function before trying to run part of it.